41GTurnarounds

41G Turnarounds

41G Turnarounds

(1) A turnaround area must be constructed—

(a) at the end of any fire road if the road ends at a dead end, and

(b) at a suitable point on a fire road—

(i) where the road grade beyond that point is more than 12°, and

(ii) where the ramp over angle of any rollover structure beyond that point is less than 165°, and

(c) before the road becomes inaccessible by a Category 1 fire tanker.

(2) A turnaround area must have a radius of—

(a) at least 12 metres, or

(b) if there is insufficient space to have a radius of at least 12 metres because of topography—at least 10 metres.

(3) Despite subclause (2), the following may be taken to be a turnaround area—

(a) a road intersection,

(b) a T-junction constructed perpendicular to a fire road on a level surface if each terminating end of the junction is at least 10 metres in length from the intersection of the roads and the inner radius of that intersection is at least 6 metres.